Ice aftermath

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Ukrainian riot policemen stand guard in central Kiev following clashes with pro-EU protesters. Ukraine's opposition agreed to observe an eight-hour truce in clashes with security forces after five days of deadly fighting but threatened to go on the attack if the government failed to agree concessions. Opposition leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko brokered the truce after talks with radical protesters and armored security forces on the front line of the clashes, saying the ceasefire should hold while he conducts talks with President Viktor Yanukovych.

Ukrainian riot policemen stand guard in central Kiev following clashes with pro-EU protesters. Ukraine's opposition agreed to observe an eight-hour truce in clashes with security forces after five days of deadly fighting but threatened to go on the attack if the government failed to agree concessions. Opposition leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko brokered the truce after talks with radical protesters and armored security forces on the front line of the clashes, saying the ceasefire should hold while he conducts talks with President Viktor Yanukovych.